除外

chúwài

verb HSK 7-9 #11,954

Meanings

HSK 3

周末除外，我每天都上班。

Zhōumò chúwài, wǒ měitiān dōu shàngbān.

Except for weekends, I go to work every day.

HSK 5

税费除外，这个商品的价格是五百元。

Shuìfèi chúwài, zhège shāngpǐn de jiàgé shì wǔbǎi yuán.

Not including tax, this product costs five hundred yuan.

grammar

除外 is typically placed after the excluded item: X除外 = excluding X. This is different from 除了X以外, where 除了 comes before the item.

除 chú

外 wài